Selected Bios

Megumi Mathison, MD, PhD

Dr. Mathison serves as the Associate Manager of Cardiothoracic Surgery at SJTRI. Prior to joining the SJTRI team, Dr. Mathison worked for Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute (MCVI) and Biomedical Engineering Institute (BMEI) in Miami, FL. As MCVI’s Cook Research Scholar, Dr. Mathison conducted and presented research; wrote protocols, abstracts, scientific papers and grant proposals; administered procedural databases; and performed editing and statistical analysis on a variety of institute projects.

As Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Florida International University’s BMEI, she participated in joint research and teaching projects between MCVI and FIU. Dr. Mathison was also on staff at The Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute (CRSTI) in Dallas, TX.

As Director of Research Development and Publications, Dr. Mathison developed pre-clinical and clinical research projects in pediatric cardiac, pulmonary and thoracic surgery disciplines. Additional responsibilities included writing protocols, abstracts, scientific papers and grant proposals. She performed animal trials and advanced statistical analysis on a variety of institute projects.

As a pediatric cardiac surgeon and Assistant professor at Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan, Dr. Mathison assumed three roles: cardiac surgeon, researcher, and educator in teaching hospitals. Dr. Mathison received her MD from Tokyo Medical and Dental University and her PhD from Tokyo University.